Delhiites continued to remain in grip of cold conditions on Wednesday as the minimum temperature settled at 2.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal, officials said.

Twenty-nine trains were delayed for over 29 hours due to weather conditions, they said.

'The minimum temperature was recorded at 2.4 degrees Celsius, five notches below normal,' a MeT official said, adding, the humidity was 97 per cent.

The air quality recorded at 9.38am was 433 in the 'severe' category.

According to the Meteorological department, it would be partly cloudy sky with moderate fog in the morning.

The maximum temperature in the national capital would hover around 16 degrees Celsius, the department said.